About Rosario
Rosario Lopez-Rivera is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience. She offers a calm, respectful approach and speaks English and Spanish. Parents reading on a phone will find direct, clear language and a focus on immediate practical concerns.
Rosario helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and addiction. She also supports concerns related to identity, gender dysphoria, LGBT issues, body image, and isolation. Sessions address coping with life changes, caregiver strain, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related worries in straightforward ways.
How Rosario works
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships affect feelings and behavior. She uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s lead and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and mindfulness practices are offered for emotion regulation and stress relief.
Rosario frames therapy as a collaboration. She emphasizes cultural humility and respects each person’s background, immigration experiences, and identities. She aims to validate feelings while offering practical tools for daily life.
Sessions can focus on concrete steps like coping plans, communication skills, and relapse prevention strategies. Rosario combines listening with clear suggestions so people can try things between sessions and notice what helps. Her bilingual offering in English and Spanish makes care more accessible for a wider community.
Rosario lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Rosario works with
The areas below are the ones Rosario selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. It helps people understand connection, trust, and how patterns repeat in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. It is practical and goal-oriented, good for stress, anxiety, addiction, and mood concerns. Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without reacting, which can ease rumination and improve emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Rosario will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and cultural background. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and invites feedback so treatment stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see nonverbal cues during deeper work, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can support quick check-ins or brief skill practice. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between sessions.
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